Help with Ajax script concering parmaters in ajax.requestFil e

[tommurray]

Hi all

Hope someone can help with the problem I am having as it is driving me nuts!

I have the below script on my site the problem lies with passing through a url parameter in the below line getCourseName

"ajax.requestFi le = 'getCourse.php? coursename='+ge tCourseName;"

if I change the above line to (Brackenwood being a value in my database all wors fine.

ajax.requestFil e = 'getCourse.php? coursename=Brac kenwood';

Can anyone see any problems in the below code?

My input box that I get the value from in the form has an id and name of coursename.

The script is a client lookup at dhtml goodies.

any help would be most appriciated thank you.

Tom

 
var ajax = new sack();
    var currentcoursename=false;
    function getClientData()
    {
        var getCourseName = document.getElementById('coursename');
        if(getCourseName!=currentcoursename){
            currentcoursename = getCourseName
            ajax.requestFile = 'getCourse.php?coursename='+getCourseName;    // Specifying which file to get
            ajax.onCompletion = showClientData;    // Specify function that will be executed after file has been found
            ajax.runAJAX();        // Execute AJAX function            
        }
 
    }
 
    function showClientData()
    {
        var formObj = document.forms['calc'];    
        eval(ajax.response);
    }
 
 
    function initFormEvents()
    {
        document.getElementById('coursename').onblur = getClientData;
        document.getElementById('coursename').focus();
    }
 
 
    window.onload = initFormEvents;
 

[acoder]

You need

getCoursename.value

getCoursename is the object - you need its value.

[tommurray]

You need

getCoursename.value

getCoursename is the object - you need its value.

Thank you for your reply I will give it ago asap, am I right in thinking where I have references to "getCoursen ame =" it should be getCoursename.v alue =

I'm new to Ajax and have only ever used Javascript very briefly.

Thanks for your help.

Tom

[acoder]

Thank you for your reply I will give it ago asap, am I right in thinking where I have references to "getCoursen ame =" it should be getCoursename.v alue =

Yes, that's correct.

[tommurray]

Yes, that's correct.

Hi thank you for all your help I have amended all references to include the .value but still nothing works.

here is the original code from dhtml goodies

var ajax = new sack();
    var currentClientID=false;
    function getClientData()
    {
        var clientId = document.getElementById('clientID').value.replace(/[^0-9]/g,'');
        if(clientId.length==4 && clientId!=currentClientID){
            currentClientID = clientId
            ajax.requestFile = 'getClient.php?getClientId='+clientId;    // Specifying which file to get
            ajax.onCompletion = showClientData;    // Specify function that will be executed after file has been found
            ajax.runAJAX();        // Execute AJAX function            
        }
 
    }
 
    function showClientData()
    {
        var formObj = document.forms['clientForm'];    
        eval(ajax.response);
    }
 
 
    function initFormEvents()
    {
        document.getElementById('clientID').onblur = getClientData;
        document.getElementById('clientID').focus();
    }
 
 
    window.onload = initFormEvents;
 
 

I amended the following line:

var clientId = document.getElementById('clientID').value.replace(/[^0-9]/g,'');

so that I can use values that are not only numerical, I have also placed the .value at the end of document.getEle mentById('cours ename') but still no joy.

Thank you for your help

Regards
Tom

[acoder]

Can you post your form HTML markup.

[tommurray]

Can you post your form HTML markup.

Hi sorry to have bothered you I made a typo when adding the .value to the end of the ID element.

The script works now sorry for wasting your time, I have very little knowledge of JavaScript and AJAX.

Thank you for your help.

[acoder]

Hi sorry to have bothered you I made a typo when adding the .value to the end of the ID element.

The script works now sorry for wasting your time, I have very little knowledge of JavaScript and AJAX.

Thank you for your help.

No problem at all. Glad you got it working in the end.